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    Chicago Newsroom

    January 14, 2016
    Ken Davis is joined by Cook County State‚Äôs Attorney candidate Donna More. They discuss today‚Äôs slating session, in which The County Democrats endorsed her opponent Kimberly Foxx. They also talk about the LaQuan McDonald case, the police code of silence, and her conviction that she would be a politically independent prosecutor. This program was produced… View Article
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    Chicago Newsroom

    January 7, 2016
    Ken is joined by Sun-Times investigative reporter Mick Dumke. They discuss the City’s recent release of police dispatch audio recordings and more than a thousand emails related to the Laquan McDonald case. They also talk about Mayor Emanuel’s decision to increase the availability of Tasers in the CPD, the role of chief lawyer Steve Patton,… View Article
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    Chicago Newsroom

    December 17, 2015
    Ken Davis is joined by Phillip Jackson, The Black Star Project. They discuss the origins of the youth-led protests that have played a prominent role since the release of the Laquan McDonald shooting video. Jackson also decries the state of Chicago‚Äôs education system and calls for a new spirit of entrepreneurialism in Chicago‚Äôs minority communities…. View Article
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    Chicago Newsroom

    December 10, 2015
    Ken Davis is joined by Mike Fourcher, Aldertrack. They discuss Mayor Emanuel‚Äôs address to the City Council about the Laquan McDonald scandal, the impact on the Council‚Äôs African-American aldermen, the youth movement leading Chicago‚Äôs street protests and various calls for reform, including an aldermanic demand that Chicago Police stop shooting people in the back. This… View Article
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    Chicago Newsroom

    December 4, 2015
    Ken Davis is joined by Glenn Reedus of DePriest Voter Chronicles. They discuss the fallout from the Laquan McDonald dash-cam videos, including the firing of Superintendent McCarthy, the Magnificent Mile protests on Black Friday, the calls for Mayor Emanuel‚Äôs resignation, and the role of State‚Äôs Attorney Anita Alvarez. This program was produced by Chicago Access… View Article
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